Bringing History Back to The Table
Welcome to The Happy Homemaker! My name's Nicole, and my love for cooking started in the kitchen with my nana and grandma, while watching and admiring their way of cooking. Their kitchens were filled with warmth, simple ingredients, and meals made from scratch with love and hard working hands.
Unfortunately, life took me away from those moments, and for a time, I wasn't able to be creative in the kitchen. After moving out on my own, I wanted to re-create that warm and comforting environment that I felt in my grandma's kitchen.
To reconnect with those memories, I turned to old cookbooks that I found at garage sales and second hand stores. With each book, it felt like I was cooking alongside different women from the past-learning their skills and understanding their challenges. I wanted to revive forgotten recipes.
Over time I realized I wasn't just cooking for nostalgia- I was bringing history back to life in a way that works for modern kitchens.
Here I will share tested and adapted recipes from multiple decades, some decades being shaped by prosperity and some by hardship. My goal is to make these dishes practical, delicious, and easy to cook in today's homes while honoring their roots.
In addition to historical recipes, I also create my own cozy, from-scratch recipes. Whether it's a vintage revival or a new comfort food classic, every recipe here is made with the same heartwarming, homemade touch.
If you love history and comforting home-cooked meals with the simple from-scratch approach of grandmother's kitchens, you are in the right place. Lets bring history back to the table, one recipe at a time!
“May you bless others with comforting dishes prepared by the work of your hands”
-The Happy Homemaker
